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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 919 · 40 questions
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Word tip (Flip the meaning): Think of the word’s meaning, then flip it to the other end: full ↔ empty. A word that is just different (hot and fast) is not an opposite. “but” in a sentence often signals an opposite: “An elephant is big, but an ant is small.”

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  1. 1.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) happy (d) hard
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) old (d) fast
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) wet (c) sad (d) hot
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) bottom (c) wet (d) early
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) eat (d) start
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) soft (c) late (d) short
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) small (d) early
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) loud (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) early (c) sad (d) dry
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) sing (c) eat (d) jump
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) slow
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) cousin
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) push (c) run (d) cry
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) tall (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) happy (c) dry (d) near
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) lose (d) jump
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) wet (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) driver (c) farmer (d) friend
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) cut (d) sing
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) short (c) hot (d) full
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) tall (d) hot
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) top (c) late (d) happy
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) sad (d) slow
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) slow (c) wet (d) happy
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) cry (d) go
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hard (c) hot (d) slow
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) big (d) late
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) eat (d) sing
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) tall (d) empty
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) early (d) below
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) girl (c) tree (d) cloud
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) empty (d) hot

Answer key

  1. hard
  2. old
  3. last
  4. far
  5. far
  6. short
  7. bottom
  8. start
  9. clean
  10. early
  11. asleep
  12. sad
  13. close
  14. wet
  15. enemy
  16. cry
  17. dark
  18. out
  19. near
  20. lose
  21. weak
  22. friend
  23. pull
  24. hot
  25. out
  26. top
  27. asleep
  28. hot
  29. small
  30. hot
  31. outside
  32. go
  33. hard
  34. late
  35. slow
  36. sit
  37. empty
  38. below
  39. girl
  40. empty

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